Chicago fans of Chiefs, 49ers gear up for Super Bowl
Many Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers fans in the Chicago area looking for some camaraderie while they cheer on their teams. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
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Many Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers fans in the Chicago area looking for some camaraderie while they cheer on their teams. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
There will be a performance by Andra Day. She took the stage at the Grammy Awards in 2016, singing her hit "Rise Up." She'll sing "Lift Every Voice. The hymn is often referred to as the Black National Anthem.
Sure, the Super Bowl will get all the glory, but the Puppy Bowl will steal hearts.
Agents say they've confiscated about 4,600 counterfeit items worth nearly $1 million including a fake Lombardi trophy selling for $2,500, hundreds of jerseys, and even knock-off championship rings.
Sure, the Super Bowl will get all the glory, but the Puppy Bowl will steal hearts. The annual competition will kick off on Sunday before the football starts, and this year, it will feature a few local pups.
A CBS News poll on the 2024 Super Bowl finds rooting is split over Chiefs and 49ers teams.
This is the time many retailers offer deep discounts on last year’s models – often more of a bargain than Black Friday.
Could Chicago one day host the Big Game? NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell weighed in on that possibility, and the future of the Bears’ stadium, at his annual Super Bowl news conference Monday night. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The NFL teamed up with Super Bowl halftime performer Usher to drop some new merchandise to celebrate his performance. The collection includes jerseys, hoodies, jackets, t-shirts, even hats and helmets.
The sauce goes on sale Friday at some Chicago-area dispensaries. It costs $30 per jar.
The defending champion Kansas City Chiefs will take on the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Feb. 11.
CBS Sports, CBS Entertainment, CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures to offer weeklong, multiplatform coverage at a Las Vegas landmark leading up to CBS Sports' presentation of Super Bowl LVIII.
R&B star Usher has been tapped to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show. He told the CBS Morning team he is ready. You can only see the Super Bowl on February 11th on CBS 2.
A handful of ads fumbled their chance to charm one of the biggest TV audiences of the year, marketing experts say.
The same day former Illinois lineman and Frankfort native Nick Allegretti made a third Super Bowl appearance his family doubled in size.
His wife Christina delivered healthy twin girls Sunday morning in Chicago. Proud grandparents Carl and Tammy said she was expected to deliver within next three weeks.
The singer performed at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, displaying her vocal chops and a baby bump.
At the Maryland Zoo and Baltimore, donkeys Harry and Lloyd were to pick one of two paper footballs filled with vegetables – one with the Philadelphia Eagles logo, the other with the Kansas City Chiefs logo. But could they agree? No.
These all-stars are decked with little footballs and blankets.
Allegretti's chatted with us from Arizona Friday, getting ready for the big game - and another even bigger family event coming up.
From tennis player at Lyons Township, to a Super Bowl champion, Jake Elliott's road to becoming one of the best NFL kickers began by accident.
These young men are part of the Champs Male Mentoring, a program dedicated to creating a community of men who support each other.
Six West Side young men are headed to the Super Bowl on Sunday. They leave town on Friday, but CBS 2's Shardaa Gray caught up with them before they packed their bags.
Workers hope this event will help get more families to consider adding a dog to their home.
Legendary Bears coach Mike Ditka's Super Bowl XX sweater vest is being sold through Heritage Auctions, and bids have already topped $30,000.
There is a $1,000 cash reward being offered to find a dog named Baby that was stolen out of a parked car in West Ridge Wednesday.
The public will have a chance Thursday to pay their respects to Spencer Leak Jr., the vice president of Leak & Sons Funeral Homes.
A man was stabbed and critically injured at a CTA station in Jefferson Park on Wednesday night.
Another day of severe weather in Chicago is expected Thursday, with a high possibility of a dangerous tornado outbreak in the afternoon and evening.
Four people, including two firefighters, were taken to the hospital, and over a dozen people were displaced, after an apartment building fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood on Thursday morning.
The House on Thursday defeated a last-ditch effort to extend a key spy authority until early July.
President Trump said the U.S. has taken out "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, and said inflation will come down when the war ends.
Republican lawmakers grilled the Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Dr. Macquline King on Wednesday.
Chicago City Council members on Tuesday continued to put pressure on the Johnson administration to replace the city's ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, as a top city official revealed it could be eight more months to get it done.
A partial transcript of grand jury proceedings in the "Broadview Six" case were released Tuesday, demonstrating what attorneys for the now-cleared defendants say are instances of misconduct by federal prosecutors looking for an indictment.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
Visitors will soon be able to check out the set from CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in Chicago, at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
A second day of severe weather is expected Thursday and it is very possible that a tornado outbreak will hit the Chicago area in the afternoon and evening.
Tree House Humane Society is looking for homes for some very loving kittens.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Thursday, June 11, 2026.
President Trump is threatening a third straight day of U.S. strikes in Iran.
Four people, including two firefighters, were taken to the hospital, and over a dozen people were displaced, after an apartment building fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood on Thursday morning. Lauren Victory reports.
Another day of severe weather in Chicago is expected Thursday, with a high possibility of a dangerous tornado outbreak in the afternoon and evening.
ComEd is responding to over 5,000 active outages on Thursday morning after severe storms overnight caused widespread damage in the Chicago area.
A massive tree came crashing down onto a van with the driver and six kids inside on Wednesday afternoon in Portage Park.
Two firefighters and two other people were taken to the hospital, and over a dozen people were displaced, after an apartment building fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood on Thursday morning.
There is a $1,000 cash reward being offered to find a dog named Baby that was stolen out of a parked car in West Ridge Wednesday.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The forecast for a summer reopening of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is growing cloudy, as negotiations continue between the owners and landlord, after the safety net hospital abruptly shuttered its doors in March.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
The Cubs have lost 22 of their past 29 games after starting the season 27-12.
White Sox right fielder Braden Montgomery, who doubled and hit a game-ending homer in his big league debut Tuesday, had two more doubles Wednesday.
It was another humid day up at Halas Hall for day two of the Bears' mandatory mini-camp. One of the new faces on defense said he can handle the heat, and wants all the smoke, while a veteran offensive lineman is trying to regain his footing.
Michael Busch added a solo homer as the Cubs lost for the 21st time in 28 games.
The second-place White Sox (35-31) moved within a half-game of scuffling Cleveland atop the AL Central.
A fourth man has been charged in connection with a string of burglaries targeting video gambling terminals in Chicago's west and southwest suburbs since late last year.
A man has been charged with multiple acts of mail theft and burglary in the Chicago area dating back up to three years.
Chicago police on Wednesday released a surveillance image of someone they said was spotted fleeing the scene as a cross burned in Grant Park.
Attorneys for Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin's largest mosque, told a federal judge he has lost 30 pounds and is not receiving consistent medical care for Type 2 diabetes while held in an Indiana jail.
Nick Reiner is accused of stabbing his parents Rob and Michele Singer Reiner to death at their home in December.
